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History of Qubari - Part 2: Middle Ages In the early 7th century CE, contact was established with the Byzantine Empire. In 616, the King of Qubari offered a permanent alliance against Persia to Byzantine Emperor Heraclius, however it was refused reportedly on the advice of Patriarch Sergius I of Constantinople who reportedly wrote "Better to die before Persian swords, than to make common cause with the Qubari!" By the 9th century CE, Qubari had become an important way station on spice and slave trading routes. Trading vessels frequently docked at Marzouk, and with the ships, came new monotheistic religions, which were soon adopted by the population. As a result, Qubari now is home to people of several world religions, all of whom are allowed to practice their faiths in peace. However, the allegations of some ethnographers that Qubari's ancient and violent polytheistic religion is still followed by some isolated mountain tribes, are, of course, false. In the 13th century, as is well-known, the Mongols conquered much of Asia, creating an empire that stretched from China to Mesopotamia. Fewer people are aware however that during this period, Qubari corsairs were extremely active, raiding coasts all over the Indian Ocean, Red Sea and Persian Gulf.
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